assemblyman tim donnelly, a republican, will launch his campaign today in los angeles. he is supported by the tea party and known as a gun rights supporter, strongly anti- abortion and opposes same-sex marriage. 2018 be challenged by former lieutenant governor abel maldonado, a moderate that called for comprehensive immigration reform, pro choice and supports same-sex marriage. now, governor jerry brown has not made an official announcement, but it is widely agreed he will reseek election. the 75-year-old governor is not expect to be challenged by any other democrats. >>> 6:16. later today top security advisors are meeting in washington with plans to keep the united states secure and deal with fallout by intelligence leaked by former nsa contractor edward snowden. we have more from the secretary of defense starting out this morning with dire warnings about budget cuts. >> reporter: yes, dave. secretary chuck hagel said the automatic across the board cuts known at question hurt our military's ready -- sequestration hurt our country's readiness and says there is no way th